Musescore is totally free, very capable and if you install it on your
computer you can simply view your students' assignments without a need
for them to save them as musicxml for you to open in Finale.

There isn't a free program that saves in Finale file format besides
NotePad, and as you point out that's only a Windows program. So the
best free option is for all of you to install and use MuseScore for your
assignments.

David H. Bailey
On 11/8/2018 5:15 PM, Giovanni Andreani wrote:

Some of my students will have to undertake a series of composing activities
they’ll then email me for evaluation. While working at their own homes I always
required they installed Finale NotePad, free to use and - although with its
limitation - more than adequate for the case. Unfortunately, NotePad is not
available for Mac and not all the students have Windows PC so, I’m asking if
there’s any way, any free product, compatible with Finale for the Mac users
(and eventually the Win users as well), to solve this issue?
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Giovanni Andreani
www.giovanniandreani.com <http://www.giovanniandreani.com/>
www.ga-music.com
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